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Economic News News 29 October 2025 - 6 November 2025

NYSE Skyrockets to Record Highs as AI Frenzy, Fed Rate Cut Bets Fuel Stock Surge

Why Stocks Are Down Today (Nov. 6, 2025): Tech Sell‑Off, Shutdown Data Void, and Tariff Uncertainty Hit Wall Street

Key takeaways What the market is doing right now Stocks were broadly lower midday Thursday (around 12:30 p.m. ET): the Dow was off by roughly 0.9% (~‑400 to ‑500 points), the S&P 500 down a little over 1%, and the Nasdaq nearly ‑2% as megacaps and chipmakers led declines. A live markets snapshot showed the S&P 500 near 6,710 (‑1.3%), Dow near 46,850 (‑1.0%), and Nasdaq near 23,022 (‑2.0%). AP News+1 The “why” behind today’s sell‑off 1) Tech and AI valuation hangover Wall Street’s leadership group—mega‑cap tech and AI‑exposed names—came under renewed pressure after a brief respite Wednesday. Semiconductor shares
6 November 2025
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Stocks Slip as Tech Wobble Returns; Layoffs Spike and Tariff Showdown Clouds Outlook — Stock Market Today (Nov. 6, 2025)

Dow Jones Today (Nov. 6, 2025): Stocks Slide as Tech Sells Off; Layoffs Surge and FAA Orders Flight Cuts Amid Shutdown

NEW YORK — Thursday, November 6, 2025. U.S. stocks fell sharply in late‑morning trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 400 points (≈0.9%) as renewed selling in mega‑cap tech weighed on the broader market. The Nasdaq led losses at nearly 2%, while the S&P 500 was lower by a little over 1%. Concerns over stretched AI‑linked valuations, a spike in announced layoffs, and mounting disruption from the federal shutdown kept risk appetite in check. MarketWatch+2The Wall Street Journal+2 What’s moving markets Dow Jones today: by the numbers (intraday) Biggest drags on the Dow Salesforce (CRM) and Amazon
6 November 2025
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London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

UK stocks today (6 Nov 2025): FTSE 100 edges lower before BoE decision; Sainsbury lifts profit guidance, ITV warns on Q4 ads, AstraZeneca beats

LONDON — Thursday, 6 November 2025 At a glance Market snapshot: waiting on Threadneedle Street UK equities were fractionally lower by late morning, with traders staying cautious ahead of the Bank of England’s midday decision and press conference. The FTSE 100 drifted as much as about 0.3%, while sterling hovered near recent lows against major peers amid growth concerns and budget uncertainty later this month. Reuters+1 Fresh data reinforced the slowdown narrative: the S&P Global/CIPS Construction PMI fell to 44.1 in October (from 46.2), marking the fastest drop in activity since May 2020 and the longest downturn since the financial
6 November 2025
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Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Price Today, November 5, 2025: Spot nears $3,984 as risk‑off tone returns; ADP +42k and Fed caution keep $4,000 in play

Updated: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Key takeaways Live market snapshot (Nov 5, 2025) Gold caught a risk‑off bid on Wednesday. By 2:30 p.m. ET, spot gold was up ~1.3% at $3,983.89/oz, while U.S. December futures settled up 0.8% at $3,992.90. Silver, platinum and palladium also firmed into the New York afternoon. Reuters Earlier in the London session, spot was +0.8% around $3,963 as the U.S. dollar paused and equities softened on valuation worries—signs of the broader risk aversion that helped stabilize bullion after Tuesday’s slide. Kitco On COMEX, morning activity showed lighter volumes but higher open interest, suggesting dip‑buyers and
5 November 2025
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ANSES November 2025 Payout Shocker: New Dates Announced as Stocks Skyrocket to Record Highs

ANSES November 2025 Payout Shocker: New Dates Announced as Stocks Skyrocket to Record Highs

ANSES Confirms November 2025 Payment Dates (Holiday Adjustments Included) Argentina’s social security agency ANSES has published its complete payment schedule for November 2025, covering pensions, family allowances, and other social benefits lanacion.com.ar lanacion.com.ar. The calendar is organized, as always, by the last digit of beneficiaries’ DNI (ID), but this month it required special tweaks due to two public holidays in the third week of November ambito.com. The government declared Friday Nov. 21 a “feriado puente” (bridge holiday) and Monday Nov. 24 a national holiday for Sovereignty Day ambito.com, creating a four-day weekend with no ANSES payments. As a result, ANSES
3 November 2025
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Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Fed Cuts Rates Again but Powell Drops a Bombshell – Markets React to Fed’s November Moves

Federal Reserve Developments and Market Reaction in Early November 2025 Fed’s Latest Policy Moves: Rate Cut and Liquidity Support In the Fed’s highly anticipated late-October meeting, officials voted 10–2 to cut the federal funds rate by 0.25%, setting a new target range of 3.75% to 4.00% reuters.com federalreserve.gov. This marked the second rate reduction of 2025, following a similar cut in September. The move was widely expected and intended “to temper any further weakening of the job market,” according to Reuters reuters.com. Recent data (before the data blackout) showed job growth losing steam and unemployment inching up, so the Fed
3 November 2025
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Mega Metal Rally! Gold Rockets Past $4,000 as Silver Nears $52 on Debasement Fears

Silver on Fire: Prices Surge to 14-Year High – Historic Rally Explained

Current Prices & Short-Term Trends As of the first days of November 2025, spot silver is about $48–49 per ounce ts2.tech. This level is well above pre-October values (silver was in the low-$30s at the start of 2025), but still below its mid-October intraday peak (~$54.50). The past week’s action has been choppy: after briefly topping $54.5, silver corrected sharply. According to market reports, it plunged ~6% on Oct. 17 ts2.tech (its steepest one-day slide in months) as traders took profits. By Oct. 29, New York futures were around $47.82 reuters.com, rebounding modestly into the $48–49 range into Oct. 30
1 November 2025
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Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Price Skyrockets: Record Highs, Rollercoaster Volatility, and a Bold $5,000 Prediction

Current Gold Price (Oct. 30, 2025) Gold is trading around $4,000 per ounce at market close on Oct. 30, 2025. Reuters reports spot gold at $4,003.62/oz by 1:39 p.m. ET on Oct. 30 reuters.com. U.S. futures (Dec delivery) settled near $4,015.90 reuters.com. This follows a 2% jump on Oct. 30, as gold bounced on the Fed’s quarter-point rate cut (to 3.75–4.00%) and amid uncertainty over a U.S.–China trade deal reuters.com. In the earlier Asia and European sessions, gold dipped near $3,982 (the morning of Oct. 30) ts2.tech before recovering. Overall, October 30 saw gold comfortably above $4,000 again, reversing last
30 October 2025
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China–Russia Mega Trade Deal Jolts Markets: Stocks React to New Pact

China–Russia Mega Trade Deal Jolts Markets: Stocks React to New Pact

New China–Russia Trade Agreement China and Russia have upped their economic partnership with a new set of agreements. In late October 2025 Beijing and Moscow announced that they would “push for a stable expansion of two-way trade with an optimized structure” en.people.cn. Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Russia’s economic minister Reshetnikov co‑chaired a subcommittee meeting on Sept. 28, where they agreed to deepen cooperation in areas from digital services to infrastructure. Most notably, President Putin signed (Oct. 27) the law ratifying an updated Bilateral Investment Treaty with China russiaspivottoasia.com. This overhaul — originally agreed in May — strengthens legal protections
30 October 2025
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MP Materials Stock Soars on Pentagon and Apple Breakthroughs – 400% YTD Rally Explained

MP Materials Stock Surges on Rare-Earth Export Truce – Analysts Weigh In

Key Facts: MP Materials (NYSE: MP) closed at $64.29 on Oct. 29, 2025 markets.financialcontent.com, after retreating from mid-October highs. The stock has soared roughly 300–380% YTD (from about $15 in January to the $60–70 range) ts2.tech reuters.com. It traded as high as $100.25 in mid-October (52-week range ~$15.6–$100), but recent U.S.–China trade news sent it back to the mid-$60s. MP’s huge 2025 gains reflect a string of catalysts: a $400M U.S. Defense Dept. investment (for ~15% equity) with a $150M loan and guaranteed rare-earth magnet offtake ts2.tech, plus a $500M deal to supply Apple with rare-earth magnets reuters.com. Those deals
30 October 2025
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Nasdaq Frenzy: Tech Titans’ AI-Fueled Surge Hits Records Ahead of Fed Cut & Earnings Bonanza

Stocks in Limbo: Dow Futures Dip While Nasdaq, S&P Tick Up as Powell Cools Rally, Trump-Xi Deal Sparks Mixed Reaction

Mixed U.S. Market Open as Fed Caution Sets In U.S. stock futures opened tentatively on Oct 30, reflecting uncertainty about growth and Fed policy. By 4:23 a.m. EDT, Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 futures were each up only a few hundredths of a percent, while Dow futures were down about 0.15% tipranks.com. Traders were coming off a choppy Oct 29 session, during which the Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected 25-basis-point rate cut (bringing the fed funds target to 3.75–4.00%). However, Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned that further easing this year was not assured. This surprised some investors who had been
30 October 2025
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KeyCorp Slashes Prime Lending Rate to 7.00% – Here’s What Borrowers & Investors Need to Know

KeyCorp Slashes Prime Lending Rate to 7.00% – Here’s What Borrowers & Investors Need to Know

Fed Rate Moves and Prime Rate Last week’s Federal Reserve meeting delivered a 0.25% rate cut (its second this year), which immediately set off ripples across banking. In mid‑September, the Fed’s first cut prompted JPMorgan, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and others to trim their prime lending rates from 7.50% to 7.25% reuters.com. Now, following the Oct. 29 cut, banks are pushing prime down again. For example, Webster Bank (CT) confirmed a cut to 7.00% on Oct. 30 markets.ft.com. By rule of thumb, the prime rate moves roughly in step with Fed funds + 3%, so a Fed funds rate of 3.75–4.00%
29 October 2025
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